Nearby residents were told to keep their windows closed because of billowing smoke which could be seen from miles away.

Caffè Nero factory escaped the flames and is operating as normal today.

Trains between the station and London Victoria were cancelled on Wednesday night after the fire service advised operators to close the line.
A spokesman for Southern Railway last night said they had hoped to return to normal service by 2am this morning, but the chaos ran on until 5am.

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Southern Rail tweeted: “Due to a large lineside fire in the Battersea Park area, the London Fire Brigade have asked Network Rail to close all lines between Clapham Junction and London Victoria.
“We are unable to run any services into or out of London Victoria at present.

Up to 100 fire fighters tackled the blaze at an industrial estate next to the country’s busiest railway station

A Southern Rail spokesman had previously said that trains between Clapham Junction and Waterloo were also hit but Network Rail later confirmed that services from Waterloo had been affected only by an increase in passengers.

As well as around 100 firefighters and officers, 15 fire engines attended the blaze at the industrial estate in Culvert Place, Battersea, south London.